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in a hard-fought governor's race this year in the great state of alaska, alaska democrats have decided to win that race by quitting that race. and if you think alaska governor and quitting, you're probably thinking about this person who quit halfway through her first term as governor after coming in second in the race for vice president of the united states, but that's not who i'm talking about. because after she quit, her lieutenant governor, sean parnell, he got the top job in alaska and republican alaska governor sean parnell this year is up for re-election. sean parnell does not have great approval ratings. before today, though, he did have an a advantage of running in a split field, running against not one opponent, but two. in this race against a popular independent and also a democratic candidate, sean parnell probably by virtue of the split field was going to hold on to his seat. now, though, alaska democrats have decided to kibosh their own candidate for governor and have him run instead as the lieutenant governor running mate with the independent guy. who's going to be runnin
in a hard-fought governor's race this year in the great state of alaska, alaska democrats have decided to win that race by quitting that race. and if you think alaska governor and quitting, you're probably thinking about this person who quit halfway through her first term as governor after coming in second in the race for vice president of the united states, but that's not who i'm talking about. because after she quit, her lieutenant governor, sean parnell, he got the top job in alaska and...
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we have seen the exact same thing happen in alaska this month. the democrat in alaska also decided to quit the race because it offered a better chance for unseating the incouple bant republican. but in alaska, the democratic candidate for governor quit the race for governor but, instead, signed onto run for lieutenant governor with the same guy he used to be splitting the vote. in 5:00 action, the democrats and the independents have formed a rare fusion ticket. in kansas, they're trying to get the democrat out of the race all together so it can just be the independent versus the republican. this is kind of a thing this year in politics. we've got it happening in kansas and we've got it happening in alaska. because the rule of trifecta never fails me, there may be a similar dynamic emerging in maine. paul lapage. he won the gubernatorial election in may last time with just 38% of the vote. and the reason paula page was able to become governor of maine with nowhere near a majority volt was because the vote in that race split. an independent named e
we have seen the exact same thing happen in alaska this month. the democrat in alaska also decided to quit the race because it offered a better chance for unseating the incouple bant republican. but in alaska, the democratic candidate for governor quit the race for governor but, instead, signed onto run for lieutenant governor with the same guy he used to be splitting the vote. in 5:00 action, the democrats and the independents have formed a rare fusion ticket. in kansas, they're trying to get...
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in alaska they did it a little differently. the democratic candidate for governor quit the race for governor but instead signed on to run for lieutenant governor on the same ticket as the independent guy with whom he used to be splitting the vote against sean parnell. democrats and republicans have formed a rare fusion ticket to try to beat the republicans. so it's a fusion ticket in alaska, in kansas, they are trying to get the democrat out of the race so it can just be the incumbent versus the republican -- sorry, the independent versus the republican. this is a thing this year in politics. you have it happening in kansas and alaska. and because the rule of trifecta never fails me, there is now some question as to whether a similar dynamic might also be emerging in maine. tea party republican governor paul lepage won the gubernatorial election in maine last time with just 38% of the vote. and the reason paul lepage was able to become governor of maine with nowhere near a majority of vote is because the vote in that governor's
in alaska they did it a little differently. the democratic candidate for governor quit the race for governor but instead signed on to run for lieutenant governor on the same ticket as the independent guy with whom he used to be splitting the vote against sean parnell. democrats and republicans have formed a rare fusion ticket to try to beat the republicans. so it's a fusion ticket in alaska, in kansas, they are trying to get the democrat out of the race so it can just be the incumbent versus...
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one of these is in alaska, which is a red state. when palin quit halfway through her career, parnell was elevated to the governorship in alaska and now he is running for re-election there. he was looking at a pretty easy walk to re-election as alaska governor because he was running against a good democratic candidate and a good independent candidate running against him and they were splitting the vote, and so what happened in alaska, they decided they would stop splitting the vote against parnell and instead get together to try and beat him. they are now running as a fusion ticket against him. the independent is the candidate for governor and the democrat is his running mate, and surprise, parnell, that's not who you expected to be running against in november, and the ballot changed and parnell is in way more trouble than before in terms of re-election chances and that governorship is seen as an independent/democratic pickup. another surprise on the ballot is in nebraska. everybody thought that like in alaska, his lieutenant governo
one of these is in alaska, which is a red state. when palin quit halfway through her career, parnell was elevated to the governorship in alaska and now he is running for re-election there. he was looking at a pretty easy walk to re-election as alaska governor because he was running against a good democratic candidate and a good independent candidate running against him and they were splitting the vote, and so what happened in alaska, they decided they would stop splitting the vote against...
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democrats made that decision in alaska because the polling shows it's their best chance in alaska to unseat the republican governor the exact same way that having the democrat withdraw in kansas but in this overall national control of the united states senate. we talked about the polling by sam wong. working out of the princeton election consortium. just so you understand who we're talking about here, he predicted all 33 u.s. senate races. he got zero states wrong in terms of predicting the outcome for senate races in 2012. sam wong has been tracking this race in kansas. what seemed like this pie in the sky chance that the democrat would drop out and clear the way for an independent who is likely to beat pat roberts. with the democrats in the kansas race, he put their overall chances of keeping control of the senate nor the whole country at 55%. the democrats and independents who already caucused with them have a 50% chance of remaining in charge. but with the democrat dropping out in kansas, the odds of the democrats holding on to the senate nationwide for the whole country, those o
democrats made that decision in alaska because the polling shows it's their best chance in alaska to unseat the republican governor the exact same way that having the democrat withdraw in kansas but in this overall national control of the united states senate. we talked about the polling by sam wong. working out of the princeton election consortium. just so you understand who we're talking about here, he predicted all 33 u.s. senate races. he got zero states wrong in terms of predicting the...
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air space after the alaska coast. now, u.s. military sources say that one or two russian planes get close to u.s. air space near alaska about ten times a year. not the most shocking thing in the world, but in this instance, it was something different. six russian planes, all flying together, two russian bear long-range bombers, two russian refuelling tanker, and two russian mig fighter jets. the fighter jets in particular, that is the sort of collection of russian fire power that the u.s. military says it hasn't seen flying that close to the u.s. since the cold war. u.s. air space extends just 12 nautical miles from land. the russian planes did not get that close. they didn't come into u.s. air space. they were in about 55 miles of the alaska coast. but still. norad put out the notice about this happening tonight. apparently the incursion happened on wednesday night this week. with all this stuff happening at once, this is worth keep ang eye on, particularly in terms of whether there's going to be some sort of american response
air space after the alaska coast. now, u.s. military sources say that one or two russian planes get close to u.s. air space near alaska about ten times a year. not the most shocking thing in the world, but in this instance, it was something different. six russian planes, all flying together, two russian bear long-range bombers, two russian refuelling tanker, and two russian mig fighter jets. the fighter jets in particular, that is the sort of collection of russian fire power that the u.s....
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one of these in alaska. shawn parnell was elevated to the governor ship and now he is running for reelection there. he's looking for a pretty easy walk as governor mostly because he's running against a split field. there's a good democratic candidate and a good independent candidate running against him and they were splitting the vote against him. so what happened in alaska is that that good, independent candidate and that good democratic candidate, they decided that they would stop splitting the vote against shawn parnell and, instead, get together to try to beat him. they're now running as a fusion ticket against him. the independent is the candidate for governor. and, surprise, shawn parnell, that is not who you expected to be running against. that governor ship is seen as an independent democratic pick-up. nebraska is a really, really red state. everybody thought, like in alaska, his lieutenant governor would step up and everybody would replace him. he announced way back in 2011 that he would be running
one of these in alaska. shawn parnell was elevated to the governor ship and now he is running for reelection there. he's looking for a pretty easy walk as governor mostly because he's running against a split field. there's a good democratic candidate and a good independent candidate running against him and they were splitting the vote against him. so what happened in alaska is that that good, independent candidate and that good democratic candidate, they decided that they would stop splitting...
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it was 2010, i was in alaska. . we were up there to cover the joe miller, lisa murkowski race that year. it looked like i had gone there to talk to lisa and that was it. looked like i was not going to get an interview with the other guy, with joe miller himself. but at one point on that trip, i did find myself on the streets of anchorage in the middle of the next best thing to joe miller. i found myself in a crowd of joe miller's tea party supporters. and they agreed to talk to me and this is how that went. >> eric holder, we disagree want ha. >> let's look at his record beforehand. >> all i'm asking -- >> what has he done on gun safety? >> i honestly don't know enough about him to answer that truthfully. >> why are you upset about eric holder? because he's anti-gun. i don't know all the facts, i just know he's anti-gun. >> look where he's coming from. >> i will. what pres release? about what? >> anything. just type into google, eric holder and second amendment or eric holder and firearms. you'll find plenty of ammo
it was 2010, i was in alaska. . we were up there to cover the joe miller, lisa murkowski race that year. it looked like i had gone there to talk to lisa and that was it. looked like i was not going to get an interview with the other guy, with joe miller himself. but at one point on that trip, i did find myself on the streets of anchorage in the middle of the next best thing to joe miller. i found myself in a crowd of joe miller's tea party supporters. and they agreed to talk to me and this is...
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the next stop was the port city of steward, alaska, and members of the u.s. coast guard boarded it to check it out and found more than a dozen violations including the safety and pollution equipment, and the main engine piston cooling water was contaminated with sludge and oil, and the way the crew was dealing with that is skimming the oil off with a ladel and bucket. shell has had a disastrous run in the arctic when they were allowed in, and that ship was part of the reason why shell had to pull out of the arctic entirely without drilling a drop. but now they want back in. shell has submitted a formal request to start drilling up to six different wells in the arctic and one of the ships they want to use to that that drilling is, oh, yeah, "the noble discoverer." why not? what could go wrong? it has been there before. shell is not embarrassed about this. not only are they trying to get that specific nightmare rig back up to the pristine arctic, they are also actively lobbying the obama administration to weaken the rules about what they have to do once they ge
the next stop was the port city of steward, alaska, and members of the u.s. coast guard boarded it to check it out and found more than a dozen violations including the safety and pollution equipment, and the main engine piston cooling water was contaminated with sludge and oil, and the way the crew was dealing with that is skimming the oil off with a ladel and bucket. shell has had a disastrous run in the arctic when they were allowed in, and that ship was part of the reason why shell had to...
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i was in alaska. we were up there to cover the joe miller/lisa murkowski u.s. senate race and up until the last minute of that trip it looked like i had gone there to talk to lisa murkowski and that's it. looked like i wouldn't get an interview with the other guy, joe miller. at one point i did find myself on the streets of anchorage in the middle of the next best thing to joe miller. i found myself in the middle of a crowd of joe miller's tea party supporters and they agreed to talk to me and this is how that went. >> good luck to you guys. >> thanks very much. >> eric holder, we disagree with that. >> she what? >> to confirm eric holder. >> why are you against that. >> we are anti-gun attorney general of this country -- >> what's he done against gun. >> what hasn't he got against guns? what his voting record before hand. >> eric holder was an elected official. >> i know, but just all i'm asking look at what his record with obama has been. look -- >> what's he done on gun that you're upset about? >> i honestly -- i don't know enough about that to answer that t
i was in alaska. we were up there to cover the joe miller/lisa murkowski u.s. senate race and up until the last minute of that trip it looked like i had gone there to talk to lisa murkowski and that's it. looked like i wouldn't get an interview with the other guy, joe miller. at one point i did find myself on the streets of anchorage in the middle of the next best thing to joe miller. i found myself in the middle of a crowd of joe miller's tea party supporters and they agreed to talk to me and...
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obama would now cost key senate races and red states like arkansas and north carolina and louisiana and alaska. white house officials are arguing that if the democrats lose the senate over immigration, they'll not be able to get oat r votes for immigration reform basically ever. they say, yes, this is a political calculation, but they say this is practical politics. they're trying to reserve for reform. they think they'll destroy that chance if the president acted now before the election. are they right in that calculation? regardless of whether or not they're right, how are they going to deal with everyone by reneging on this very clear projs made not that long ago. joining me now is jose telemundo. >> good evening, rachel, what a pleasure. >> what do you think of the calculation as it's being explained by the white house. it's not that they just want to hold onto those senate seats and they think the president's actions would be unpopular. it's if they think the president acted, it would essentially foreclose any time in the future. do you buy that? >> rachel, let me tell you, i go back to m
obama would now cost key senate races and red states like arkansas and north carolina and louisiana and alaska. white house officials are arguing that if the democrats lose the senate over immigration, they'll not be able to get oat r votes for immigration reform basically ever. they say, yes, this is a political calculation, but they say this is practical politics. they're trying to reserve for reform. they think they'll destroy that chance if the president acted now before the election. are...
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now would cost them key senate races in red states like arkansas, north carolina, and louisiana and alaska. white house officials are arguing that if the democrats lose the senate over immigration, they'll not be able to get votes for immigration reform basically ever. they say, yes, this is a political calculation, but they say this is practical politics. they're trying to preserve the chance for reform by congress at some later date. they think they would destroy that chance if the president acted now before the election. are they right in that calculation? and regardless of whether they are right, how are they going to deal with how mad they have made everyone who favors immigration reform by reneging on this very clear promise made not that long ago? jose, thanks for being here, nice to see you. >> good evening, rachel. what a pleasure. >> what do you think of the calculation as it is being explained by the white house? it's not just that they want to hold on to those senate seats and they think the president's actions would be unpopular in those states, they think if the president act
now would cost them key senate races in red states like arkansas, north carolina, and louisiana and alaska. white house officials are arguing that if the democrats lose the senate over immigration, they'll not be able to get votes for immigration reform basically ever. they say, yes, this is a political calculation, but they say this is practical politics. they're trying to preserve the chance for reform by congress at some later date. they think they would destroy that chance if the president...
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when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to america. for over 19 million people. [ mom ] with life insurance, we're not just insuring our lives... we're helping protect his. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. transform tomorrow. transamerica. hello! three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. thank you! >>> and welcome back. we're introducing a new feature here on "meet the press." who needs washington? dysfunction left congress with all-time low approval ratings, the president not far behind. aw
when folks think about what they get from alaska, they think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing. across the united states, bp supports more than a quarter million jobs. when we set up operation in one part of the country, people in other parts go to work. that's not a coincidence. it's one more part of our commitment to...
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or alaska, where he lost by 23 points. and kentucky, where he also lost by 23 points. and a parade of democrats are following this practice. >> he took on obama. >> i'm not going to invite anyone in from out of state. >> i'll make sure president obama gets the message. >> and when the president has shown up in these states, democrats are finding themselves busy and making it clear obama does not want to see them. >> when the white house, when they look down the front line, the last person they want to see coming is me. >> okay. blanch lincoln in 2010 talked about all the differences she had with president obama, she lost. this strategy, it never works. >> it's a strategy that's always tempting and never works. as we just saw with that segment, it's not just in red stated that voted for romney. colorado, obama won that twice and mark udall is trying to distance himself. >> this is also sort of the depressid depressing part where we have americans that say we want a congress that compromises. guess who they vote out? the people who are compromises. if those people lose i
or alaska, where he lost by 23 points. and kentucky, where he also lost by 23 points. and a parade of democrats are following this practice. >> he took on obama. >> i'm not going to invite anyone in from out of state. >> i'll make sure president obama gets the message. >> and when the president has shown up in these states, democrats are finding themselves busy and making it clear obama does not want to see them. >> when the white house, when they look down the...
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. >> you look also, arkansas, louisiana, north carolina, alaska, kentucky, montana, georgia, this does not help a single -- >> nia, this map, you have this great stat, eight of nine states with competitive senate races, hispanics make up less than 10% of the electorate. >> that's right. very small. if you look at those southern states right now, it's anywhere between 3 and 8% of this electorate. it will be different going forward because you do see this population boom among hispanics. you look at a state like colorado. this is going to matter. you have mark udall saying he wishes the president would move forward on this. 12% of the electorate in colorado will likely be latino. >> that's what i'm wondering, he's trying to get the democratic base out. this is going to upset. >> let's say this, 2016, this is a bitter problem going forward. if they are seen as the party that still does not bring in latinos, it's a problem. >> they are not thinking about 2016. >> they worry about that. >>> all right. coming up, i've got more from president obama. but first a little bit of a break here. wha
. >> you look also, arkansas, louisiana, north carolina, alaska, kentucky, montana, georgia, this does not help a single -- >> nia, this map, you have this great stat, eight of nine states with competitive senate races, hispanics make up less than 10% of the electorate. >> that's right. very small. if you look at those southern states right now, it's anywhere between 3 and 8% of this electorate. it will be different going forward because you do see this population boom among...